Coach McMindes and Paxton Deuel Highlight Tiger All-SCAC Selections

Coach McMindes was elected SCAC Men’s Tennis
Coach of the Year, while Deuel was named the SCAC Men’s
Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.

Coach McMindes garnered the coach of the year
accolades for the fifth straight year. The fifth-year coach guided
the Tigers to a 19th SCAC Championship. Trinity (22-6) defeated
Texas Lutheran University 5-0 last month at the Butch Newman Tennis
Center. Overall, Coach McMindes has amassed a 97-47 record during
his career.

The eighth-ranked Tigers will also make their
fifth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship,
starting Saturday at the Regional event in St. Peter, Minnesota.
Trinity takes on the winner of Grinnell College and Wisconsin
Lutheran University in the second round. The winner advances to
Sunday’s third round, and the Regional champion will compete
May 19-21 at the NCAA Championship final eight at Claremont,
California. It also marks Trinity’s 21st year in the 44-team
national tournament.

Deuel became the seventh Trinity player in a row
to win the highest conference honor. Last fall, Deuel won the
Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southwest Region Singles
Championship. He advanced to the ITA National Small College
Championships and completed the prestigious event with a
fifth-place finish.

As the No. 1 singles player for the Tigers,
Deuel has chalked up a 15-6 record, and is ranked No. 2 in the West
Region. Deuel also plays No. 1 doubles (with senior Nico Moreno).
The duo are ranked third in the region and stand at 16-10 overall.
In addition, the Tiger tandem has won 11 straight
matches.

The SCAC Newcomer of the Year award was
presented for the first time in men’s tennis conference
history.

Joining Deuel on the All-SCAC Team are seniors
Moreno and Greg Haugen, along with juniors Jordan Mayer and Charlie
Curtis. Moreno stands at 13-11 in singles competition,
while Mayer is sporting a 19-2 record, and Curtis has an 11-2
mark.